Calculate the population density of Nigeria, having a total population of 180 million with a total land area of 923,768 sq km?

  • A 195 million people per sq km
  • B 5132 people per sq km
  • C 195 people per sq km
  • D 1.7 million people per sq km
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The correct answer is C. 195 people per sq km

Total population = 180,000,000

  Total land area = 923,768 sq km

  Population density = (Total population) / (Land area)

  =180,000,000/923,768

  =194.85

  =195 persons per sq km

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